South Georgia Island Overwhelmingly Beautiful and Intense
Since 1998 I have travelled around more than 80 countries all over the word and visited and photographed thousands of amazing places. I have trekked in the most beautiful National Parks in the world, done hundreds of game drives all over Africa, and dived in some of the most amazing reefs in our oceans. I have taken … [Read more...]

Luminous-Landscape Site Tour
Luminous-Landscape is unlike many other photo websites. Over the last few years, we have redesigned the site and consolidated all the articles into one database and worked very hard to make a website that is easy to navigate. This has been no small task. We found a great and creative web team (Cratfed) to tackle the task of updating the LuLa … [Read more...]

Greenland Photo Workshop Begins - August 27th - September 6th
It’s been a busy summer for workshops. We completed a successful Iceland workshop only a few weeks ago, and now I’m heading to Greenland. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love the polar regions. Antarctica is one of my favorite places on the planet. I have been making Antarctica trips on a yearly basis … [Read more...]

We're seeing a lot of commentaries triggered by the Souvid Datta episode, where he is accused of both photographing unethically, and of passing off collaged and plagiarized material as his own. This has led to a great deal of hand-wringing and upset, with many people making observations about the state of the photojournalism industry, about the awards-driven nature of certain … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday, Roberts Camera!
Founded August 21, 1957
Congratulations, Roberts Camera, for 60 years of fantastic continuous service to the photography community.
I feel quite lucky to have Roberts Camera only a few blocks from my offices in downtown Indianapolis. Roberts is like the old hardware store my father used to take me to as a kid every Saturday. We would visit … [Read more...]

It is "De Rigueur" for serious landscape photographers on location to get up before dawn, having previously scouted the location, so as to arrive before sunrise. It is also a pre-requisite of being serious about your landscape photography to be set up an hour or so before sunset and then snap away until total darkness descends. As we all know these are the “golden hours”. What … [Read more...]

Two New Peak Design Straps - The Cuff and Leash
Peak Design Straps
Most people are familiar with Peak Design, a company that makes camera bags, packs, and straps. I have been a major fan of the company's straps for quite some time and have mentioned them on a number of our Toy Shop episodes. Peak Design has, in my opinion, invented one of the best camera strap lines on the … [Read more...]

A Different Approach To Lighting
Learn how to create spectacular light painted images in an expanded four-day hands-on learning experience.
Indianapolis, Indiana October 15th - 18th, 2017
Have you ever seen images produced with light painting? This process produces a very dynamic look that enhances images and makes your projects stand out in the market. Details are … [Read more...]

I’m convinced that the fundamental purpose of photography is to allow us to capture a view that couldn’t be seen otherwise. There are lots of reasons for taking a picture; we might want to record a scene or an image of a friend to look at later or perhaps to share with someone else. We might want to use photographic technologies to reveal a scene in a way that can’t be seen … [Read more...]

Publisher’s Note: Every now and then I stumble upon a photographer who I think does remarkable work. I always love seeing what new talent is producing and find it refreshing to see new approaches to photography. This kind of work inspires all of to see differently and not to be afraid of trying something new. When I saw Jose’s work I got in touch with him and asked if he … [Read more...]

As artists we must find those who believe in us, and in whom we believe, and band together
for support, encouragement and protection
Julia Cameron
1 - Introduction
Just like I did for my previous series of essays on abstract landscape photography, I decided to separate the examples for this series on Triptychs in two different essays, one for color examples and one for … [Read more...]

The Art Wolfe Grant - Andrew Snyder - Workshop Value $10,000 USD
When the Art Wolfe Next-Generation Photographer’s grant started routinely appearing in my Facebook newsfeed, applying for it was a no brainer. It is not that often that an opportunity like this presents itself! Upon getting the notification that I was one of the fortunate recipients, and with months to go, I … [Read more...]

You can argue that the Panasonic GH5 (Amazon)is a litmus test, telling us at least as much about the people who love it or loathe it as the camera itself.
I might agree with you.
It helps draw a bright line among video shooters, stills shooters and hybrid shooters. Among landscape shooters, sports shooters, and interview shooters. Between those who light and those who don’t. … [Read more...]

In May, Sony invited a select group of content providers and the press to an event in Santa Barbara, CA for a couple of days This was just a short time after the announcement of the Sony a9 in New York, so many of us wondered what Sony was going to share with us. Of course, speculation ran all over the place, from a newer version of the a7r II to other lenses.
An … [Read more...]

One and half year ago Kevin Raber emailed me and offered me a seat as a photography instructor on his and Luminous Landscape's South Georgia and Antarctic Workshop. It was, of course, a no brainer and I said yes immediately. Now the one and half years have passed and so has the trip, and what a trip this was. Landscapes and wildlife you can only dream of. It is not an easy one … [Read more...]